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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 222
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/27/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT AT FRIENDS HOME USINGA GRINDER INJ L WRIST/ DX L WRIST 3CM DEEP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2008 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT WAS GRINDING SOMETHING ALUMINUM, THE GRINDING WHEEL BROKE OFF AND BOUNCED OFF A PT'S WRIST, CAUSING LAC. DX: LACERATION TO WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2008 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT WITH LACERATION TO LEFT WRIST AFTER GETTING CUT WITH GRINDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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